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I have the results of the Thank you for 500 Subscribers Giveaway! First let me say a huge thank you to all of you who entered; when I was going through the comments this morning I didn’t see a reply from me to all of them and I meant to do that! So thank you, thank you, thank you.

And to those of you who follow this blog, a huge thank you as well. I started this blog as a creative outlet for myself, never thinking I would connect with so many of you as I have done. This blog is a source of joy for me and I am so happy that it’s still going strong and all of you are still here. It means a lot to me. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Now on to the good stuff! Below is a screenshot of all the names (16) that commented on the post, within the time frame set by the rules of the giveaway. I made one entry per commenter.

And here is the screenshot immediately after I hit the Go! button for random.org to randomize the list of names. You can see the date and time stamp.

I took into consideration the prize packages each person indicated they wanted. However, as each was awarded in sequence the next name would get their choice if it was available, and if not get the next prize that was available. So based on the random list generated, here are the winners:

Prize no. 1:

andrea jacole

Prize no. 2:

amy stewart

Prize no. 3:

marji peterson

Prize no. 4:

odette

Prize no. 5:

cheryl wright

So the above 5 people have until midnight on Sunday, August 30 to send me their mailing details via the Contact Me button above. If I do not hear from one of the winners by the deadline I will choose the next person on the list to win that prize. And to those of you who did not win I will be having more giveaways.

Congratulations to the winners and thank you again for all your support!

I’ve been using my Parker Urban fountain pen in black for the past few days, as it is the August Pen of the Month. This is what I love about this pen: I haven’t used it in well over a month, maybe even two, and when I popped the cap off and started to write, it wrote beautifully, with no hard starts or skips whatsoever. I find that so impressive.

My next Pen of the Month will be chosen on August 26.

Purchases: OOPS! I was so excited about my giveaway I forgot to write a review of my new TWSBI Eco. I promise I will write one this weekend. I haven’t made any purchases this week.

Some points covered this week in my journals:

I was trying out my TWSBI Eco – what a pen! I’m very impressed with the nib. More on that this weekend.

I made a ton of notes for my giveaway, trying to figure out what prizes I would put together and how I would run it, this being my first time. Thank you so much to those of you who have entered/commented, and for the rest of you the giveaway runs until Aug 22 so enter now to win one of five prizes!

My poor father came to me Saturday morning, in a panic, because he had lost his phone. I told him I would phone it from my phone to see if it was in the house (he lives in our basement apartment). His face lit up; clearly he thought I was brilliant! So we phoned it and sure enough we could hear it faintly ringing. We went into his bedroom and tried to move toward the sound. We moved clothes and the comforter on his bed but still couldn’t find the phone. I must have phoned it seven times and still we couldn’t find the blasted thing. But we could hear it and it seemed to be right under our very noses! And that’s because it was. I dropped to my knees in frustration to search in the closet and there it was, under the bed. We both had a good laugh over that. It occurred to me that we are so connected to our phones; from the besotted teenager to the 40-somethings to the elderly, we can’t seem to live without them. Sad but true.

In May of 2012 I wrote my very first blog post. I was hoping to write once per week and now I’m into a rhythm of at least 5 per week. It is my joy. And it wouldn’t be as joyful without you, my subscribers.

Recently I hit a personal milestone of 500 subscribers. To say Thank You I am giving away everything you see in the picture above (excluding the computer, the white stand and the desk!) There will be 5 winners (5 for 500!) and the giveaway will be open internationally. Check back this Saturday for all the instructions on how to enter and the details of each prize.

I am delighted by all of the comments and questions and discussions we have had over the past 3 years and I just want to say…